Reed Harris, World Extreme Cagefighting’s co-founder and general manager, announced the news while an in-studio guest on today’s edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).

The event, which airs on Versus, takes place Aug. 9 The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and features a bantamweight title fight between champion Miguel Torres and challenger Brian Bowles.

Garcia returns to action for the first time since his loss to WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown in March. Garcia posted back-to-back wins in the organization (over Hiroyuki Takaya and Jens Pulver) to earn the title shot, but he was blasted early and was forced to tap-out from an arm-triangle choke two minutes into the bout.

Despite the loss, Garcia, a former UFC fighter, remains a fan favorite with an exciting fighting style. Among his 12 career wins, none has gone to a decision.

He’ll now meet Massouh, who looks to rebound from an April decision loss to highly touted Rafael Assuncao during both fighters’ WEC debuts. The loss snapped Massouh’s five-fight win streak, and it was just his second loss in his past nine fights.

However, the Dave Strasser-trained fighter likely needs a victory to remain in the WEC’s deep 145-pound division.

For complete coverage of WEC 42, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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